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Baleares

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See also: baleares, baléares, and Baléares

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βᾰλῐᾱρεῖς (Bălĭāreîs), of uncertain ultimate origin. Possibly from βάλλω (bállō, I launch); Strabo suggests a Phoenician origin.[1] More at Balearic.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Baleārēs m pl (genitive Baleārium); third declension

  1. Balearic Islands (an archipelago, autonomous community, and province off the east coast of Spain, formed by the four major islands Mallorca, Minorca, Ibiza, and Formentera and several smaller islands)
  2. the inhabitants of the Balearic Islands

Declension

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Third-declension noun (i-stem), plural only.

plural
nominative Baleārēs
genitive Baleārium
dative Baleāribus
accusative Baleārēs
Baleārīs
ablative Baleāribus
vocative Baleārēs
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References

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  • Bălĭāres”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Baleares in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Baleares”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  1. ^ Strab. xiv. p. 654; Plin. l.

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Baleārēs.

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Proper noun

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Baleares f pl

  1. Balearic Islands (an archipelago, autonomous community, and province off the east coast of Spain, formed by the four major islands Mallorca, Minorca, Ibiza, and Formentera and several smaller islands)
    Synonym: Ilhas Baleares

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baleˈaɾes/ [ba.leˈa.ɾes]
  • Rhymes: -aɾes
  • Syllabification: Ba‧le‧a‧res

Proper noun

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Baleares f pl

  1. Synonym of Islas Baleares: Balearic Islands (an archipelago, autonomous community, and province off the east coast of Spain, formed by the four major islands Mallorca, Minorca, Ibiza, and Formentera and several smaller islands)